heat transfer: movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
radiation: direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic waves
convection: transfer by a movement of heat by a fluid/liquid
conduction: heat transfer by direct contact of matter
density: how much mass in a volume of a substance
convection currents: flow which transfers heat within a fluid
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Vocabulary
heat transfer: movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
radiation: direct transfer of energy through empty space by electromagnetic waves
convection: transfer by a movement of heat by a fluid/liquid
conduction: heat transfer by direct contact of matter
density: how much mass in a volume of a substance
convection currents: flow which transfers heat within a fluid
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Convection in Earth's Mantle